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What are Organs and Glands?

1.)  Organs 

–  Are a collection of tissues that become a unit in structure and function.

–  Organs can be found in all biological organisms.

–  When Two or more organs work together – it becomes an organ system.

–  A hollow organ is a visceral organ that forms a hollow tube or pouch, such as the Stomach, Intestine, or Bladder.

2.)  Glands

–  Are tissues in an animal’s body that synthesizes a substance.

–  There are many different types of substances or hormones can be produced.

–  They are then secreted into neighboring tissue or the blood stream depending on the potential use.

–  Some of the organs and glands are quite large while others are amazingly small.

Below is a list of some of the more important organs and glands:

Appendix	Brain	Bladder
Breasts	Cerebellum	Gallbladder
Heart	Hypothalamus	Kidney
Liver	Lungs	Oral Cavity
Ovaries	Pancreas	Parathyroid Gland
Pineal Body	Pituitary Gland	Prostate
Spleen	Stomach	Thyroid
Testes	Urethra – Female	Urethra – Male